SURABAYA (JP): After struggling for several years, traditional martial arts pencak silat finally has a great chance to be featured as an exhibition event at the 2002 Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea.
Sakchye Tapsuwan, a sports commission official of the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA), said the sport would likely be officially featured at the 2006 Asiad.
Tapsuwan told reporters Thursday after attending pencak silat finals at the 15th National Games (PON) at Pantjasila sports hall here the sport has received support from other Asian countries including Malaysia, South Korea, China and India.
"I am assigned here by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In my opinion, pencak silat is eligible to be exhibited and featured in Asian Games. This sport has received mounting support from Asian countries representatives, who are also here for observation," he said.
"We also hope to promote cultural sports so they can be as popular as other martial arts like karate of Japan."
The decision to feature pencak silat will be made at an OCA meeting in Bangladesh but he failed to mention the date.
"We have to discuss the possibility of exhibiting the sport in the 2002 Asiad. If the exhibition is successful, pencak silat might be officially included in the 2006 Asian Games," said Tapsuwan, who is also vice president of the Thailand National Olympic Committee.
Tapsuwan was accompanied by secretary general of the National Sports Council (KONI) Rudolf S. Warouw and chairman of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Federation (IPSI) Eddie M. Nalapraya.
Deputy President of the Persekutuan Silat Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysian Silat Association) Dato Dr. Ibrahim Saad said his country has cooperated with other Southeast Asian countries to include the sport in Asiad.
"In Kuala Lumpur, pencak silat has been featured in our National Games (Sukma). We also exhibited the sport during the 1998 Commonwealth Games," he said.
Ibrahim said that should Malaysia be appointed as host of the 2006 Asiad, he pledged to include pencak silat in the quadrennial event.
"If we know for sure who will host the 2006 Asiad, we will try to feature this sport," said Saad, who is also the Deputy President at the International Pencak Silat Federation (Persilat) which is chaired by Eddie.
For the first time in pencak silat competition, there are twin champions in the men's B class. Tri Widodo of Jakarta was originally announced as the winner against Lalu Budi Ariawan of West Nusa Tenggara. But Lalu's protest was accepted by the referees who later presented golds to both fighters. There was no silver medalists but Suwandi of Lampung and Solihin of West Java also shared bronzes.
The 1999 SEA Games gold medalist Permata Kumalasari of Southeast Sulawesi unexpectedly bowed out to Nelyana Dumallang of North Sulawesi in the women's A (45-50kgs) class. The bronze medals were shared by Endah Indah Riswari of Jakarta and Ni Ketut Susanti of West Java.
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27 June 2000
300 expected to compete in Terengganu Silat Championship
KUALA TERENGGANU, June 27 (Bernama) -- Three hundred exponents are expected to take part in the five-day Terengganu silat championship at the Youth and Sports Complex here from Thursday.
Terengganu Silat Association (Pesilat) secretary Rani Mustaffa said the competitors were from 22 silat bodies in the state.
He said the championship would be used to pick the state representatives for the national silat championship in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 1-10.
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Terengganu Silat Association (Pesilat) secretary Rani Mustaffa said the competitors were from 22 silat bodies in the state.
He said the championship would be used to pick the state representatives for the national silat championship in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 1-10.
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02 January 2000
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02 December 1999
KONI, IPSI cancel pencak silat c'ships
JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) and the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) canceled the pencak silat national championships here due to plans by some parties to hoist the independent West Papua Morning Star flag on Wednesday.
The championships will also serve as a qualifying tournament for the 2000 National Games.
Irian Jaya coach Isak Montolalu said on Monday the event was canceled based on a recommendation from the championships' organizing committee.
"This is to anticipate the possibility of something bad happening to athletes from all over the country," he said, adding that Irian Jaya's goal was to win two pencak silat golds at PON.
The championships were rescheduled for January 2000 in Jayapura.
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The championships will also serve as a qualifying tournament for the 2000 National Games.
Irian Jaya coach Isak Montolalu said on Monday the event was canceled based on a recommendation from the championships' organizing committee.
"This is to anticipate the possibility of something bad happening to athletes from all over the country," he said, adding that Irian Jaya's goal was to win two pencak silat golds at PON.
The championships were rescheduled for January 2000 in Jayapura.
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29 September 1999
SEVEN STATES TO DISPLAY THEIR SILAT TALENTS AT CARNIVAL
KUALA TERENGGANU, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Seven states will display their silat talents at the Malaysia Silat Carnival scheduled for Sunday at the Dewan Majlis Daerah in Kemaman.
They are Pahang, Penang, Johor, Melaka, Kelantan, Selangor and hosts Terengganu.
Manager of the Mayang Sari Malaysia Martial Arts Federation of Terengganu Ya'ani Ali said today Pahang would send three teams, Terengganu two and the other states, one each.
"We expect some 300 silat experts to take part in the carnival which is being held for the first time in Terengganu," he told Bernama.
Ya'ani said apart from attracting tourists, the carnival was being held to foster closer friendship among silat bodies in the country and to promote the cultural heritage of the nation.
Various forms of self-defence would be presented by the silat experts during the one-day carnival to be opened by Terengganu Menteri Besar Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad.
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They are Pahang, Penang, Johor, Melaka, Kelantan, Selangor and hosts Terengganu.
Manager of the Mayang Sari Malaysia Martial Arts Federation of Terengganu Ya'ani Ali said today Pahang would send three teams, Terengganu two and the other states, one each.
"We expect some 300 silat experts to take part in the carnival which is being held for the first time in Terengganu," he told Bernama.
Ya'ani said apart from attracting tourists, the carnival was being held to foster closer friendship among silat bodies in the country and to promote the cultural heritage of the nation.
Various forms of self-defence would be presented by the silat experts during the one-day carnival to be opened by Terengganu Menteri Besar Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar Ahmad.
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19 September 1999
Eddie Nalapraya reelected as IPSI chief
JAKARTA (JP): Eddie Marzuki Nalapraya was reelected as chairman of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) in the three-day national congress at the Pencak Silat Training Center in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta.
Eddie received support on Saturday from four of five regions representing IPSI's 26 provincial chapters in the country and representatives of pencak silat schools. He will serve another four-year term.
He said he would hold a one-year training program to prepare athletes for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur. The training will start after the 2000 National Games (PON) in Surabaya in June.
Indonesia considers Vietnam as its major rival in the sport after the latter won the overall pencak silat title in the 1999 SEA Games with seven golds. Indonesia, where pencak silat originated, was second with five golds, below its target of eight golds.
Eddie also pledged to train juniors throughout the country.
"Without sustainable training, there won't be good fighters," he was quoted by Antara as saying.
Eddie will be assisted by Oyong Karmayudha, Abdul Hamid and Darmaji.
Eddie, a retired Army lieutenant-general who is also the chief of a group for the native Betawi people of Jakarta (Bamus Betawi), previously appealed to the congress to consider his age in deciding upon his suitability to remain as chairman.
"I have been chairman of IPSI for 20 years and I am 68 now. There should be someone to replace me," he said.
Republika daily quoted Eddie as naming three possible successors: former chief of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command Prabowo Subianto, Suhana Budjana and Rosano Barak. Prabowo was said to be the strongest contender.
However, congress members decided Eddie should remain as their leader.
"Pak Eddie is the right man for the position and nobody could replace him. He must lead the pencak silat body," Isak Montolalu from IPSI's Irian Jaya chapter was quoted by Media Indonesia daily as saying.
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Eddie received support on Saturday from four of five regions representing IPSI's 26 provincial chapters in the country and representatives of pencak silat schools. He will serve another four-year term.
He said he would hold a one-year training program to prepare athletes for the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur. The training will start after the 2000 National Games (PON) in Surabaya in June.
Indonesia considers Vietnam as its major rival in the sport after the latter won the overall pencak silat title in the 1999 SEA Games with seven golds. Indonesia, where pencak silat originated, was second with five golds, below its target of eight golds.
Eddie also pledged to train juniors throughout the country.
"Without sustainable training, there won't be good fighters," he was quoted by Antara as saying.
Eddie will be assisted by Oyong Karmayudha, Abdul Hamid and Darmaji.
Eddie, a retired Army lieutenant-general who is also the chief of a group for the native Betawi people of Jakarta (Bamus Betawi), previously appealed to the congress to consider his age in deciding upon his suitability to remain as chairman.
"I have been chairman of IPSI for 20 years and I am 68 now. There should be someone to replace me," he said.
Republika daily quoted Eddie as naming three possible successors: former chief of the Army's Strategic Reserves Command Prabowo Subianto, Suhana Budjana and Rosano Barak. Prabowo was said to be the strongest contender.
However, congress members decided Eddie should remain as their leader.
"Pak Eddie is the right man for the position and nobody could replace him. He must lead the pencak silat body," Isak Montolalu from IPSI's Irian Jaya chapter was quoted by Media Indonesia daily as saying.
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09 September 1999
Vietnam awards Indonesian coach
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's pencak silat coach, Suhartono, received the Huan Chuong Lao Dong Hang Ba award from Vietnam President Tran Duc Luong in Hanoi last week.
Suhartono also received the Huan Chuong VI Su Nghiep The Duc The Thao award from the Vietnam National Olympics Committee, Antara reported.
Suhartono, who has been coaching Vietnamese pencak silat fighters since 1995, was able to bring the country to earning seven gold medals, four silvers and three bronzes in the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam last month.
The result was double that of the 1997 Games here, in which Vietnam took home three golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
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Suhartono also received the Huan Chuong VI Su Nghiep The Duc The Thao award from the Vietnam National Olympics Committee, Antara reported.
Suhartono, who has been coaching Vietnamese pencak silat fighters since 1995, was able to bring the country to earning seven gold medals, four silvers and three bronzes in the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam last month.
The result was double that of the 1997 Games here, in which Vietnam took home three golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
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